Daily Mail columnist Liz Jones has been talked about recently after writing about her debt problems in a recent column and in turn receiving letters and emails of support including offers of cash from people who are arguably worse off than she is. One 77-year old widow living off a state pension offered Liz £50 she had won on premium bonds, whilst two other pensioners offered Liz money “towards food and petrol”.
This caused outrage amongst tweeters, commenters on the Daily Mail website and even other journalists, such as Tim Lusher from The Guardian Online who further added fuel to the fire by publishing “The Liz Jones Guide to Prudence” listing some of her extravagant expenses including a £26,000 bat sanctuary and a £3000 fridge.
We’re not here to judge her though, quite the opposite in fact: as a company who help people with debt problems, we understand that anybody can find themselves in debt, even someone who is reportedly one of the Daily Mail’s highest paid columnists. A lot of her narratives on living with debt echo the sentiments of any other person suffering from debt problems, from being hounded by debt collectors constantly, to the fear of being looked down upon by other people, and the continuous worry about where the next meal is going to come from, but to name a few.
Felt sorry for L.Jones last week. But not sure how I feel about someone earning £££ taking money from pensioners. http://tinyurl.com/35wmcvv
jojomoyes
I do always try to be sympathetic when people are in debt but Liz Jones can’t seriously be living on this planet? http://bit.ly/ce1rx0
totalchunk
Dear Daily Mail. Please pay me many ££s to write a column in which I ask poor people for money to support my glitzy lifestyle. #lizjones
suddain
This is pretty vile, even by Liz Jones’ standards http://bit.ly/dsomlB Taking money off pensioners to fund her six-figure salary lifestyle
qwghlm
Liz Jones is unbelievable. Only a couple of weeks ago spent £200 on a blow-dry. Now pensioners are sending her money. http://bit.ly/bO3tEm
AnneBillson
We want to know your thoughts on this – Does she deserve the criticism she is receiving, or should she be applauded for speaking up about debt and raising awareness that it really can affect anyone?
